No, despite my tendency to leave out words and commit typographic sins on a regular basis, there is nothing wrong with that sentence. I doubled checked it and it says exactly what I want it to. I am crazy. I’ve spend the last 11 years laboring under a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder. At one point, one of my medications was over $600. Until recently, my insurance ate up half my tiny paycheck and, prior to doing that, it didn’t cover anything until I met a $2500 deductible – which I never did. Goddammit, I’ve earned the right to call myself crazy. By this point, I’ve paid money for the right.

But people absolutely flip when I say, “I’m crazy.” There’s a stigma attached to it that I think is ridiculous – particularly since I can’t figure…